Canada, Cef. A 248Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1917 Auction Doolittle being first would set

Doolittle being first would set fires

topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade

The helmet is otherwise unmarked and measures approximately 282 mm in diameter and 175 mm in height

it is of machine woven

40 mm x 47

Canada, Cef. A 248Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1917 Auction Doolittle being first would setIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 51 mm (w) x 45. 2 mm (h), horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Owen Sound under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Rorke with a strength of 13 officers and 259 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 48th Reserve Battalion. It